County government · Carroll County, GA

Carroll County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carroll County took in $170 million and spent $161 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Fines and other10%Federal tax money10%State tax money5.3%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Carroll County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes55%

Sales tax
28%$48.2 million
Property tax
22%$36.7 million
Other taxes
5.4%$9.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$6.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$844 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$758 thousand
  • Other licenses$713 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$441 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$353 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$90 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$31.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$15.8 million
  • Other service charges$9.1 million
  • Garbage collection$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
10%$17.2 million

State tax money5.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.3%$9.1 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$235 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$12.8 million
Fines
2.7%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments16%Running the government and other costs9.8%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

21%

of Carroll County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$59.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$23.5 million
  • Fire protection$20.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$34.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$24.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$25.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$15.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$8.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
  • Libraries$275 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$2.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$941 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$759 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$759 thousand
Social services
0.1%$193 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Carroll County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.